Where does “よし” come from?
よし (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese よ, from Japanese 夜, from Old Japanese よる, from Proto-Japonic yoru, from Proto-Japonic yo — night.
よし (Japanese): 縦し so-so; even if; 良し, 善し, 好し, 吉し, 佳し, 宜し all...
Definitions
- 縦し so-so; even if; 良し, 善し, 好し, 吉し, 佳し, 宜し all...
Ancestry of “よし”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Japanese | よ | — |
| 2 | Japanese | 夜 | night, evening |
| 3 | Old Japanese | よる | — |
| 4 | Proto-Japonic | yoru | night |
| 5 | Proto-Japonic | yo | night |